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Mr. MacBride is a partner in Davis Polk’s Litigation Department and co-chair of the firm's White Collar Criminal Defense and Government Investigations Group. He is based in Washington DC and his practice focuses on government enforcement actions, internal investigations, congressional investigations, and complex civil litigation. His matters have included advising clients in connection with foreign corrupt practices, economic sanctions, cybersecurity risks, healthcare fraud, False Claims Act violations, market manipulation, insider trading, securities, and procurement and tax fraud. His wide-ranging investigations and trial experience span more than two decades, and he has conducted more than 25 jury trials and dozens of bench trials.

Mr. MacBride has served in all three branches of government. Before joining Davis Polk in 2014, he served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, leading the office in bringing cases of national and international significance involving the FCPA, financial and securities fraud, international corruption, money laundering, copyright infringement and trade secret theft, defense procurement fraud, terrorism and cybersecurity. Mr. MacBride also oversaw high-profile civil litigation on behalf of the United States, defending the United States in a wide array of constitutional and programmatic challenges to U.S. government laws, regulations and programs, as well as launching an affirmative civil enforcement initiative by filing fraud lawsuits on behalf of the federal government under the False Claims Act. Nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mr. MacBride was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and also chaired its Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee.

Before his appointment as U.S. Attorney, Mr. MacBride served as the Associate Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice. He served from 2005 to 2008 as Vice President and General Counsel of the Business Software Alliance, an international trade association for the software and hardware industry, where he oversaw global anti-piracy enforcement programs in 75 countries to combat unlicensed and counterfeit software.

He also served as Chief Counsel and Staff Director for then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. from 2001 to 2005 on the Senate Judiciary Committee. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. MacBride served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia.

Work Highlights

Recent Representations

Secured declination from SEC in FCPA investigation of Fortune 200 multinational company

One of the world’s largest mining companies in connection with a joint SEC and DOJ anti-corruption investigation

Board of Directors of a publicly traded European company in an FCPA investigation

A Fortune 50 company in a corruption investigation in Asia

Corporate Representations

A major medical device manufacturer in parallel criminal, civil, regulatory and congressional investigations of potential adulteration, misbranding, and sales and marketing issues

A multinational financial institution in connection with parallel criminal, regulatory and civil actions related to allegations that several major banks conspired to manipulate the rates used to determine foreign exchange prices

A Fortune 50 corporation in connection with an OFAC investigation into compliance with U.S. economic sanctions

A financial services company in connection with an investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into alleged deceptive marketing practices and real estate settlement procedures

A Big Four accounting firm in connection with regulatory inquiries by the New York Department of Financial Services relating to its work for a Japanese financial services company

A major financial institution and pharmaceutical company in cybersecurity investigations by DOJ and SEC

An aerospace and defense company with corporate governance advice regarding cyber risks

Civil Enforcement Representations

Morgan Stanley in connection with its FIRREA settlement with DOJ and lawsuits by several states related to residential mortgage-backed securities

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC in connection with lawsuits brought by DOJ, SEC and the Attorneys General of numerous states concerning the ratings of residential mortgage-backed securities

A major financial institution in connection with investigations by DOJ and states into its RMBS business

A major energy company and a defense contractor in connection with False Claims Act investigations

Of Note

Mr. MacBride was appointed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to the Ad Hoc Committee created to conduct a comprehensive and impartial review of the administration and operation of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA).

Current Memberships

Director, National Association of Former United States Attorneys

Board of Advisors, National Security Institute, George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School